Minister:
Minister for the Environment
Current Minister:
Hon Penny Simmonds
Associate Minister:
Associate Minister for the Environment
Current Associate Minister:
Hon Andrew Hoggard
Description:
Responsiblities include the use and protection of the environment, including the management of risks.
Department:
Ministry for the Environment
Crown entities:
Environmental Protection Authority
Other organisations:
Fiordland Marine Guardians
Spatial Planning Board
Vote:
Vote Environment
Legislation:
Environment Act 1986
Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011
Environmental Reporting Act 2015
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Management Act 2005
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
Litter Act 1979
Natural and Built Environments Act 2023
Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996
Resource Management Act 1991
Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941
Spatial Planning Act 2023
Waste Minimisation Act 2008
The Ministry for the Environment also has policy and administrative responsibility for the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004. Parliamentary responsibility for the Order lies with the Commerce and Consumer Affairs portfolio.
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